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☆ I went to the London pub Taylor Swift name-dropped on her new album. Swifties are turning it into a fan club and the owners are thrilled.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Taylor Swift fans believe "The Black Dog" on her new album is about a London pub with the same name. Tracy, Claudine, and Joy outside The Black Dog pub. Ayomikun AdekaiyeroThe Black Dog now serves Taylor Swift-themed burgers and drinksAnd the owners of The Black Dog couldn't be happier to be touched by the "Taylor Swift effect." Photos of Taylor Swift's lyrics outside The Black Dog Pub. The Taylor Swift effect can't be underestimated," she says, although won't tell me exactly how many fans have visited.

Persons: Taylor Swift, —, Tracy, Joy, Claudine, Swifties, Swift, Matty Healy, Joe Alwyn, Erika Goldring, Jeff Kravitz, Chris J Ratcliffe, I'm, Adekaiyero, Taylor, Travis Kelce, Lily Bottomley, Taylor Swift's, Bottomley, Healy, Alwyn, There's, it's, Asim, Lauren, Lawrence, Hollie Spence, Ashleigh Cusack, Spence, Cusack, She's, Ayomikun Adekaiyero Bottomley, We're Organizations: Swifties, Service, Swift, Poets Department, NFL Locations: London, New Zealand, Swifties, Instagram, Kent

☆ I gave birth to my daughter in Japan. My husband and I loved living there, but she needed better healthcare, so I moved back to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Katie Spence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We learned that Stella has spina bifidaShe couldn't lie on her back and had to be fed through a tube. Katie Spence's daughter Stella was in the NICU after she was born. Leaving and living without my husband full-time would be difficult, but getting Stella comprehensive care took precedence. The Texas Medical Center is a world-class medical destination, and we quickly had an appointment with a top pediatric neurosurgeon. Katie Spence says her daughter has received quality healthcare from the Texas Medical Center.

Persons: Stella, intubated, spina, Katie Spence's, Katie Spence Stella, couldn't, Katie Spence Organizations: Service, OB, Disease Control, Facebook, Texas Medical Locations: Japan, United States, Texas, Houston , Texas, Tokyo

☆ The banking system is very sound: Fifth Third Bank CEO one year after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe banking system is very sound: Fifth Third Bank CEO one year after Silicon Valley Bank's collapseTim Spence, Fifth Third Bank CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the state of regional banks one year after the collapse of SIlicon Valley Bank.

Persons: Tim Spence Organizations: Third Bank, Fifth Third Bank Locations: Silicon

☆ Sonos shares rise 12% on earnings and revenue beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Patrick Spence, president and CEO of Sonos, speaks during a Bloomberg Technology Television interview in San Francisco on Feb. 11, 2019. Sonos shares rose over 12% in extended trading Tuesday after the speaker company reported fiscal 2024 first-quarter sales and earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations. Here's how Sonos did versus consensus expectations from LSEG, formerly Refinitiv:Earnings per share: 64 cents vs. 40 cents expectedRevenue: $613 million vs. $587 million expectedSales fell 9% from the same period last year. Sonos reported $80.9 million in net income, or 64 cents per share, versus $75.2 million, or 57 cents per share, last year. "Despite the challenging environment, we are winning in the market and outperforming the competition," Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said in a statement.

Persons: Patrick Spence, Sonos, Bose, Spence Organizations: Sonos, Bloomberg Technology Television, Apple, Google Locations: San Francisco

☆ Already broke your New Year’s diet resolution? You may be better off
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Oona Hanson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Many people are unlikely to stick with a diet not because of some personal failing but simply “because we are human,” she added. Offering ourselves compassion can help us see how freeing it is to accept that “the diet was never going to work,” Markey said. So tuning out all-or-nothing diet mindsets can improve our nutrition and benefit us in deeper ways. “Not only is it ineffective to diet — it’s in fact really negative in terms of both mental and physical health,” Markey said. “By pushing back against all these diet culture messages, we can help to change the norms,” Markey added.

Persons: Oona Hanson, you’re, ”, Charlotte Markey, dietitian Shana Minei Spence, Markey, Spence, ” Markey, ” Spence, it's, “ Organizations: CNN, Rutgers University, Boys, ”, National Alliance for

☆ Harvard strategist predicts Haley will win New Hampshire Republican primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHarvard strategist predicts Haley will win New Hampshire Republican primaryShannon Felton Spence, director of global communications and strategy at Harvard's Belfer Center, discusses the likely outcomes of the Republican Party's Iowa caucus and New Hampshire presidential primary.

Persons: Haley, Shannon Felton Spence Organizations: Harvard, New Hampshire Republican, Republican, New Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire

Absentee ballots are mailed in and are the only auditable paper trail under Louisiana’s current voting system. “(Election officials) test the machines beforehand and they test the machines afterwards, so it’s not blind faith going into this. ... You’re basically getting a report on the tabulation again.”Louisiana uses paperless touch screen voting machines bought in 2005. “Can you imagine what would have happened in Georgia if they had still had digital voting machines in 2020?” Becker asked. Secretary of State-elect Nancy Landry, a Republican who takes office in January, said implementing a new voting system is a top priority.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, ” John Nickelson, Henry Whitehorn, Mike Spence, Spence, it’s, ” David Becker, “, You’re, Kyle Ardoin, Wisconsin —, Donald Trump, ” Becker, Nancy Landry Organizations: —, Republican, Caddo Parish, Democrat, Justice Department’s Civil, Division, Center, Election Innovation, Research, State Locations: BATON ROUGE, La, Louisiana, Caddo, Arizona , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Donald Trump . Georgia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sonos, Cisco Systems, Alibaba, Walmart and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cisco Systems — Shares dropped 11.3% after the company's earnings guidance for the current quarter came out below analyst estimates, driven by a slowdown in new product orders. Children's Place — Shares of Children's Place plunged 25.8% after retailer quarterly adjusted earnings of $3.22, trailing the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.49. Walmart — Shares dropped more than 7% after the big box retailer gave disappointing guidance . Walmart said it expects adjusted earnings per share of $6.40 to $6.48 for the year, slightly lower than analysts were anticipating. Advance Auto Parts — The auto parts retailer tumbled 4% after Bank of America downgraded the stock to underperform from neutral.

Persons: Patrick Spence, Macy's, Alibaba, Williams, Children's, Piper Sandler, John David Rainey, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh Organizations: General Motors — General Motors, United Auto Workers, Sonoma, Cisco Systems —, Cisco, Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks, billings, Walmart, CNBC, Bank of America, Citi Locations: U.S, Sonoma

☆ Make America Build Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

America is the sixth-most-expensive place in the world to build subways and trolleys. The solutions will cost trillions of dollars and require a pace of building unseen in America since World War II. Perhaps the single most pressing question we face today is: How do we make America build again? "For this class of projects, federal environmental laws are more the exception." The prospect of overhauling our hard-won environmental laws might feel like sacrilege to anyone who cares about the Earth.

Persons: Anne, Marie Griger's, Griger, —, They're, Obama, I'm, we've, We've, I'd, It's, Matt Harrison Clough, Jamie Pleune, AECOM, Joe Biden's, There's, David Adelman, David Spence, Spence, James Coleman, NECA, Coleman, everyone's, Danielle Stokes, Nobody, Bill McKibben, Mother Jones, McKibben, Michael Gerrard, Columbia University —, they've, David Pettit, it's, Zachary Liscow, That's who's, Adam Rogers Organizations: RES Group, Environmental, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Land Management, Forest Service, University of Utah, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, Brookings, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, White, University of Texas, Greenpeace, Natural Resources Defense Council, Act, NEPA, Berkeley, University of California, University of Southern, Southern Methodist University, Ecosystems Conservation, GOP, Biden, Motorola, Telecommunications, Conservatives, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, University of Richmond, UC Berkeley, USC, Star, Sabin, Climate, Columbia University, Natural Resources Defense, Republicans, Democrats, Management, Budget, Yale Law School Locations: Panama, Colorado, . California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, China, America, Washington, , Wyoming, Nantucket, New England, San Francisco ., University of Southern California, California, New York, Florida, Southern California, Las Vegas

☆ Sonos' first-ever chief commercial officer dishes on her plans to overhaul its marketing strategy and turbocharge its share of the audio market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Monday, Deirdre Findlay started her first day as Sonos' chief commercial officer, a newly-created position that's an amalgam of chief marketer, chief revenue officer, and chief customer officer. As a high-end speaker brand, Sonos has found itself in an enormously competitive category that has been plagued with weakening consumer demand. Next week, Findlay said her team will start digging into what Sonos knows about its customers. Findlay also needs to figure out how to convince new customers to buy Sonos products. Whether or not Sonos continues to target new consumers who want more affordable electronics is something that Findlay is still figuring out.

Persons: Deirdre Findlay, Sonos, Findlay, Condé Nast, Patrick Spence, Spence, hasn't, She'll Organizations: Google, Business, Retailers

☆ Biden's infrastructure law has begun 40,000 projects. Will it help him in 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden departs on travel to Chicago, Illinois, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Two years after President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law, his administration has launched 40,000 projects aimed at rebuilding America, according to his infrastructure czar, Mitch Landrieu. THE TAKELandrieu spent more than an hour with reporters on Thursday to talk up the benefits of the infrastructure law ahead of the Nov. 15 anniversary. The administration has put signs at construction projects across the country boasting about Biden's role in securing the funding. BY THE NUMBERSLandrieu said thus more than $400 billion in projects has been announced, covering 40,000 projects in more than 4,500 communities in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Native American tribal areas.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Mitch Landrieu, White, Biden, Landrieu, Brent Spence, Steve Holland Organizations: Joint Base Andrews, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Amtrak, of, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, U.S, America, New Orleans, Wilmington , Delaware, Ohio, Kentucky, of Columbia, American, Hudson, New York, New Jersey

☆ NHL roundup: Sam Reinhart's OT goal lifts Panthers over Caps
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Evan Rodrigues and Barkov each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves for the Panthers. Anthony Mantha scored twice, Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist and Aliaksei Protas had two assists for the Capitals. Tim Stutzle added a goal and three assists and Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist for Ottawa. William Nylander had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, stretching his season-opening point streak to 13 games. Tyler Bertuzzi and Nicholas Robertson also scored goals, while John Tavares added two assists and Joseph Woll made 21 saves for Toronto.

Persons: Sam Reinhart, Darcy Kuemper, Geoff Burke, Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov, Oliver Ekman, Larsson, Evan Rodrigues, Sergei Bobrovsky, Anthony Mantha, Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas, Anze Kopitar, Cam Talbot, Angeles, Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore, Pierre, Luc Dubois, Spence, Kopitar, Luc Robitaille, Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, William Karlsson, Adin Hill, Dominik Kubalik, Claude Giroux, Tim Stutzle, Jakob Chychrun, Mathieu Joseph, Giroux, Joonas Korpisalo, William Nylander, Tyler Bertuzzi, Nicholas Robertson, John Tavares, Joseph Woll Organizations: District of Columbia, Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals, Capital, USA, Panthers, Capitals, Golden Knights, Los, Vegas, Senators, Maple Leafs, Ottawa, Toronto, Thomson Locations: Washington, District, USA, Barkov, Vegas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

☆ The escalating Israel-Hamas conflict raises risks of global market contagion, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mohamed Aly El-Erian, chief economic advisor for Allianz SE, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. El-Erian spoke alongside former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and economist Michael Spence, his co-authors for their book Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAs the Israel-Hamas war draws into into its fourth week, the risks to the global economy are rising, economist Mohamed el-Erian said Monday. The impact on global markets in response to the onset of the war was initially limited, as investors first assessed that the conflict was contained. "It is terrible in terms of economic prospects for the epicenter for the war," she said.

Persons: Mohamed Aly El, Erian, Gordon Brown, Michael Spence, Chris Ratcliffe, Mohamed el, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Israel, Kristalina Georgieva Organizations: Allianz, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg, Getty, AIM, Federal, International Monetary Fund Locations: London, Israel, Gaza, Dubai, Iran, Lebanon

☆ The US debt mountain is growing so fast the government could soon be spending more on interest payments than on defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The government is likely to spend more on interest payments than on defense over the next five years, per Capital Group. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US's mountain of debt is growing every day – and the government could soon be spending more on interest payments than on defense, according to Capital Group. "Over the next five years, net interest payments on the debt are expected to surpass defense spending." Capital Economics, Congressional Budget OfficeThe idea that interest payments could soon surpass defense spending could be a source of concern for policymakers, with President Joe Biden pledging Monday to ask Congress for over $100 billion worth of funding to support both Israel and Ukraine. "Slower economic growth also could be expected, given that government spending would need to be re-routed to debt service," he added.

Persons: —, Darrell Spence, Spence, Joe Biden Organizations: Group, Treasury, Service, Capital Group, Congressional, Office, Capital Economics, Federal Reserve Locations: Israel, Ukraine

☆ Fifth Third expects further interest income weakness after quarterly profit falls
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 19 (Reuters) - Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB.O) said on Thursday it expects interest income (NII) to decline again in the current quarter after posting a 1.3% fall in third-quarter profit. The bank's net interest margin in the quarter contracted to 2.98% from 3.22% a year earlier. Cincinnati, Ohio-based Fifth Third sees net interest income - the difference between the interest banks earn on loans and pay out on deposits - down roughly between 1% and 2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third's third-quarter NII fell 4% from a year earlier to $1.44 billion. Average deposits at Fifth Third were up 4% at $165.64 billion in the third quarter compared with a year earlier.

Persons: Joe Skipper, Tim Spence, Pritam Biswas, Krishna Chandra Organizations: Fifth Third Bank, REUTERS, Third Bancorp, Fifth, Thomson Locations: Boca Raton , Florida, Cincinnati , Ohio, Bengaluru

☆ Fifth Third Bank CEO: Our credit metrics have been very well-behaved as delinquencies declined
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFifth Third Bank CEO: Our credit metrics have been very well-behaved as delinquencies declinedFifth Third Bank CEO Timothy Spence joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, the lower-than-expected credit provisions, and the risks Fifth Third is willing to take going forward.

Persons: delinquencies, Timothy Spence Organizations: Third Bank, Fifth Third Bank

“This legislation will help tackle the risks of social media affecting our children and protect their privacy.”The regulations sought by James and Gov. The legislation in New York also follows actions taken by other U.S. states this year to curb social media use among children. In March, Utah became the first state to pass laws that require minors to get parental consent before using social media. The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether state attempts to regulate social media platforms violate the Constitution. The justices will review two laws from Florida and Texas that mostly aim to prevent social platforms from censoring users based on their viewpoints.

Persons: Letitia James, “, ” James, Kathy Hochul, Kathleen Spence, Spence, ” Spence, Antigone Davis, Meta’s, ”, Carl Szabo, NetChoice, James, TikTok, . Indiana, Maysoon Khan, Kelvin Chan Organizations: YouTube, James, New York Child Data, ”, European Union, Digital Services, General Data, EU, Regulators, The, Meta, TikTok, U.S, Supreme, Associated Press Locations: York, “ Young, Europe, California, New York, Utah, Arkansas, ., Florida, Texas, Albany, London

☆ Canada beats Jamaica to clinch Olympic spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Canada will get the chance to defend their Olympic women's soccer gold medal after clinching a spot at next year's Paris Summer Games on Tuesday after a 2-1 win over Jamaica. "This team is better when they're going after something and ultimately we are going after putting the wrong right of that World Cup." Qualifying for the Olympics provided a small measure of redemption after a bitterly disappointing performance at the Women's World Cup, where Canada failed to advance out of the group stage. "To go and get on the podium again, and you've just seen at the World Cup, it is going to be harder than it has ever been." A Jordyn Huitema header five minutes into the second half put Canada ahead, sparking celebrations that continued until the final whistle.

Persons: Bev Priestman, Priestman, we've, you've, Drew Spence's, Sheridan, Ashley Lawrence, Rebecca Spencer, Cloe Lacasse, Adriana Leon's, Steve Keating, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Olympic, Kingston, Paris, CONCACAF, Olympics, Canada, Thomson Locations: Canada, Jamaica, United States, Paris, Toronto

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — It’s a frequent — and most often frantic — high-pitched yell when kids playing street hockey in North America know their game is about to be interrupted. While ice hockey in Australia is definitely non-traditional, it's been around for a while, and has a profile. Ice hockey has a surprising 120-year history in Australia. Organized hockey games featuring more North American rules started when ice rinks opened up a few years later in 1906 in Melbourne and Sydney. The first Australian-born NHL player — Jordan Spence — made his NHL debut during the 2021-22 season with the Kings.

Persons: —, Mark Black, it's, Black, ”, women's Hockeyroos, It's, — Jordan Spence —, Prince Edward Island, Spence, Louis, Nathan Walker, Walker, Melbourne's Rod Laver, ” Black Organizations: National Hockey League, American, NHL, Southern, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes, NHL Street Hockey, Associated Press, Ice Hockey League, Kings, Arizona . Ice Hockey Australia, Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Capitals, Blues, Ice Hockey Australia, International Ice Hockey Federation, Melbourne's, Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena Locations: BRISBANE, Australia, North America, Southern Hemisphere, Melbourne, Las Vegas, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Victoria, Adelaide, South Australia, Sydney, Australian, beachside Sydney, Manly, Osaka, Japan, Prince, Canada, Cardiff , Wales, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, United States

☆ Read the 16-page pitch deck that 'Million Dollar Listing' star Josh Flagg and his cofounders used to raise $1.7 million for their real estate media startup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Celebrity real estate agent Josh Flagg, media exec Griff O'Brien, and investor Andrew Shanfeld have teamed up to launch Estate Media, a personality-driven media company. Real estate has become a huge pop culture topic, aided by reality TV series like "Selling Sunset" and the "Million Dollar Listing" franchise. The company will offer content created with a network of real estate personalities who, Estate Media said, reach a collective 25 million followers. While the real estate industry has come down from its pandemic frenzy, O'Brien believes Estate Media can ride ups and downs in the market. Scroll down to see the deck Estate Media used to raise its seed round.

Persons: Josh Flagg, Griff O'Brien, Andrew Shanfeld, O'Brien, Flagg, Shanfeld, Jack Davis, Chip, Joanna Gaines —, There's, Margot Ettedgui, TikToker Aaron Grushow, Robert Rivani, Glennda Baker, Ricky Carruth, Adam Weitsman, Chris Heller, Rich Antoniello, Austin Rief, Devin Emery, Brian Goldsmith, Ricky Van Veen, Justin Killion, Spence Markel Organizations: Estate Media, Entertainment, Crypt, HGTV, Los Angeles, Estate, Ojo Labs, Complex Networks, Austin, Morning, Growth Partners, Powerhouse Capital, CollegeHumor

☆ Tennant Creek: Huge bushfire sweeps through central Australia near popular tourist town
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A huge bushfire raging for over a week in central Australia has come dangerously close to the popular tourist town of Tennant Creek, as authorities warn that changing wind conditions could pose a risk to residents. Home to about 3,000 people, Tennant Creek is a popular place for travelers to stop and rest as they drive through the outback along the Stuart Highway between Alice Springs and Darwin. Back-burning operations aimed at slowing the fire's spread have caused increased smoke within the Tennant Creek Township. Extra crews from South Australia arrived in Tennant Creek Wednesday afternoon, Fuller told ABC. Earlier this week, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast extreme fire danger for several areas within the Northern Territory.

Persons: Nicole Manison, Tennant, Tony Fuller, ” Manison, Fuller, James Gray, Spence, Gray, ”, ” Gray, “, “ We’ve, ” Fuller Organizations: CNN, Northern, Authorities, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Northern Territory, South Australia, ABC, Northern Territory Police, Emergency Services, Australian Defence Force, Alice, Australasian Fire Authorities Council, Meteorology Locations: Australia, Tennant, Alice Springs, Darwin, Barkly, Northern, South, New Zealand, Northern Territory

☆ Usme leads Colombia to first World Cup quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Colombia v Jamaica - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 8, 2023 Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Hannah MckayMELBOURNE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South Americans to their first Women's World Cup quarter-final. "We are representing the whole continent of South America," Colombia coach Nelson Abadia told reporters. When we qualified for the World Cup the first thing I said to my team was, 'We’re not just here to spend time, we want to make history'." Having not conceded a goal all tournament, Jamaica stifled Colombia early, often leaving their players grimacing on the turf after heavy tackles. Usme showed a deft touch to slip past Jamaica defender Deneisha Blackwood and fire a low, left-foot strike inside the far post.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Hannah Mckay MELBOURNE, Nelson Abadia, Jamaica's, Lorne Donaldson, Linda Caicedo, Jorelyn, Kate Jacewicz, Chantelle Swaby, Drew Spence, Ana Maria Guzman, Deneisha Blackwood, Jody Brown, Khadija Shaw, Jamaica's Drew Spence, Tiffany Cameron, Ian Ransom, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Jamaica, American, South Americans, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Colombia, Jamaica, Melbourne, Australia, Colombian, England, South America, France

The research found this was due to a perception that other accents thwart communication, to accent prejudices — or both. Are language courses a solution? But accent reduction courses that promise to get rid of a certain accent in a short period of time are more popular, she said. It horrifies me that companies would train people to anglicize their accent — that is a direct reinforcement of … racism. Elizabeth likens learning an American accent to "just one of the tools" in her arsenal — one she can deploy when needed.

Persons: Elizabeth, she's, they've, Jessica Spence, Jessica Spence The, Regina Kim, Tracey Derwing, Ritu, Brad Harris, Ritu Bhasin, Kim, who's, Bhasin, I'm Organizations: CNBC, The University of Queensland, Society, Personality, Jessica Spence The University of Queensland, Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business, University of Alberta, HEC Paris, York University, Brad Harris Management, HEC Paris Business Locations: Singapore, Asia, Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia, York

☆ Terence Crawford Knocks Out Errol Spence in One-Sided Bout
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Morgan Campbell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But in Round 2, a quick exchange of punches ended with a short right jab from Crawford that put an off-balance Spence to the canvas. Spence opened the next round on offense, as if to prove the punch had not damaged him. As the punch traveled toward Crawford’s head, Crawford fired a short, sharp right hook that dropped Spence a second time. For Crawford, the result was a lesson on the value of turning defense into offense. Spence had hinted that the Crawford bout would be his last in the 147-pound welterweight division.

Persons: Crawford, Spence, Harvey Dock, ”, “, ” Spence, Cody Crowley, Jaron Ennis Locations: Crawford’s, Philadelphia

☆ Terence Crawford Stands Alone at the Top of Boxing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Morgan Campbell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He had the World Boxing Organization welterweight title belt, which he has owned since 2018, draped over his left forearm, along with the green World Boxing Council belt, which he had just won from Errol Spence Jr. The other two belts, from the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Council, rested with members of Crawford’s entourage, who followed him to ringside for the postfight news conference. Crawford greeted Spence, whom he had just defeated by technical knockout in the ninth round of the most important boxing match of the year. Spence, his face red and swollen, and Crawford, his face unblemished, hugged and spoke with each other. Before Spence could exit, Crawford handed him the W.B.C.

Persons: Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr, Crawford, Spence Organizations: Mobile, Boxing, Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Council Locations: Las Vegas

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